Drug Driving Roadside Testing
2015 - The year England and Wales introduced drug-driving limits and roadside testing. In the first year alone 8,000 people were arrested for drug driving and 98% of those arrested were convicted. There was an 800 per cent increase of arrests from the previous year. In just 1 month of roadside drug testing there were 1,888 tests conducted and a staggering 50% were tested positive, in which 80 % of those were for Cannabis.
When the law was introduced in England and Wales two years ago there were low limits set for eight illegal drugs, Cannabis and Cocaine included and the higher levers for eight prescription drugs, including Morphine and Methadone.
Kirsty Allsopp
03/05/2017
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